Knockoff News 38
- Like a Birkin: African babies are a contested commodity
- Wright & wrong: NBC CEO cites economic harm from fashion, other fakes
- Group hug: LVMH et al. win another Chinatown case
- The pleather principle: Designer bag obsession drives market for fakes
- Gray market goods create legal concerns
- Off Target: How designer goods end up in discount stores
- Hive mind: Target sued for copying textile design
- TRIPS ahoy: International coalition taking action against China
- Start spreading the news: Chinese delegation studies US IP law
- Happy holiday: Philippines IPR Week marked by "ceremonial shredding"
- ICC factor: BASCAP releases latest anti-counterfeit report
- Sitting pretty: Chair maker prevails in trade dress suit
- Dover beached: Delaware raid nets large fake haul
- Rings around the collar: UK firm fined for Olympic fakes
- Look out Jackson town: Feds, local police seize counterfeits
- Tick tock: Florida woman faces prison for selling fake watches
- Really? Knockoff Kate Spades don't explode, notes PC Mag
And a counterfeit shopping excursion to the asphalt jungle yields not only handbags but hieroglyphics:
The cutting-edge collage is the work of artist Judith Supine. But is the underlying graffito (yes, that's really the singular) "real" urban street art or a commercial imitation? You decide.
